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Production of fumonisins B2 and B4 in Tolypocladium species

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Tolypocladium inflatum is known primarily for its production of the cyclosporines that are used as an immunosuppressive drug. However, we report here the production of the carcinogenic fumonisins B2 and B4 by this biotechnologically relevant fungal genus. These mycotoxins were detected in 11 strains tested from three species: Tolypocladium inflatum, T. cylindrosporum, and T. geodes. Production of fumonisins by Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus niger is highly medium- and temperature-dependent, so the effect of these parameters on fumonisin production by three T. inflatum strains was studied. Maximum production was achieved on media with high sugar content incubated at 25–30°C. Since these results demonstrate that fumonisin production could be widespread within the genus Tolypocladium, the potential contamination of commercial cyclosporine preparations with fumonisins needs to be investigated.

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Acknowledgments

J. M. M. and K. F. N. were funded by the Danish Food Industry Agency (grant 3304-FVEP-07-730-01). The Danish Research Council for Technology and Production Sciences (grant 274-08-0021) and EEC project MycoRed (KBBE-2007-222690-2) are acknowledged for financial support. A. K. was funded by MSM 0021620828. Dr. Techn. A. N. Neergaards & Hustrus Fond is acknowledged for its support of the LC–MS/MS instrument.

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  1. Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads 221, 2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark

    Jesper Mølgaard Mogensen, Kirsten Amalie Møller, Pernille von Freiesleben, Ulf Thrane, Birgitte Andersen & Kristian Fog Nielsen

  2. Romer Labs Division Holding GmbH, Technopark 1, 3430, Tulln, Austria

    Roman Labuda

  3. Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mycotoxin Research, Department IFA-Tulln, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad Lorenzstrasse 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria

    Elisabeth Varga & Michael Sulyok

  4. Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01, Prague 2, Czech Republic

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Mogensen, J.M., Møller, K.A., von Freiesleben, P. et al. Production of fumonisins B2 and B4 in Tolypocladium species. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 38, 1329–1335 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-010-0916-1

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